Carmel is 9-1 against Saint Viator since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Carmel Corsairs will be playing at home against the Saint Viator Lions at 4:45 p.m. Carmel is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Carmel will head into Saturday's contest eager for some revenge after what happened against Rockford Auburn: Carmel blew Rockford Auburn out of the water the last time the pair played, but on SaturdayRockford Auburn got their revenge. Carmel fell just short of Rockford Auburn by a score of 6-4.
Emma Carney was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaitlyn Konen, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Saint Viator had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with an 11-7 victory over Glenbrook South on Tuesday.
Hannah Grossman was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Grossman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Grace Ardito and Maggie Ratzki did most of the damage at the plate: Ardito scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while Ratzki scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Jillian Bollard was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Carmel's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-16. As for Saint Viator, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-19.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Carmel hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Saint Viator struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Carmel suffered a grim 14-3 defeat to Saint Viator in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Grossman, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Now that Carmel knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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